Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762637 - Employee's arm fractured when caught by conveyor belt pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170762637 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125658120	01/27/1998	5921	0	Hyponex Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 19, 1997, Employee #1 was standing on a 12 ft stepladder adjusting the 8 in. wide tail pulley of a bark conveyor while the 2 ft wide conveyor belt was running. He sustained a fractured right arm when it entered the in-running nip point, located approximately 9 ft 6 in. above the ground. Employee #1 was a maintenance worker for the Hyponex Corporation, which processes and packages tree bark for landscaping.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125658120			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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